I have read and heard it said before that "Leadership is an interactive conversation that pulls people toward becoming comfortable with the language of personal responsibility and commitment."

Leadership is not just for people at the top -

Everyone can learn to lead by discovering the power that lies within each one of us to make a difference and being prepared when the call to lead comes.

Albert Einstein once said, "We should take care not to make the intellect our god; it has, of
course, powerful muscles but no personality. It cannot lead; it can only serve."

Leadership is personal. It is both an art and a science. There is no single trait, quality, or skill, or blend of such, that will always guarantee leadership. Leaders know and science has discovered emotionality's deeper purpose: the timeworn mechanisms of emotion allow two human beings to receive the contents of each other's minds. Emotion is the messenger of love; it is the vehicle that carries every signal from one brimming heart to another.

Leadership is applicable to all facets of life: a competency that you can learn to expand
your perspective, set the context of a goal, understand the dynamics of human behavior
and take the initiative to get to where you want to be. Successful leaders are constantly thinking ahead, planning for the future, apprising subordinates of opportunities and exciting them as to the possibilities.

Their enthusiasm is contagious.